Floral display stand



Nov. 29, 1932. T. KNIPE FLORAL DISPLAY STAND Filed Jan. 15, 1951 umg Patented Nov. 29, 1932 UNITED `STafford-ss! PATENT OFFICE THOMAS "Il itNiPE, or Kokomo, INDIANAV lFLORAL DIsrLAYsTANn Application sied aanuary v13, 1931. serial 110.508,50?.

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Figure 1 is a perspective view ofthe de vice,V v

Figure 2 is a similar view showing ycontainers supported on the stand, and Figure 3 is a section showing how certain containers are secured in position.

In the drawing numeral 10 indicates a looped portion of the stand, the ends of which extend down and are secured at 11 and 12 by spot welding or similar fastening means to an oblong loop- 13. A loop 14 is secured as by spot welding at 15 and 16 somewhat above the ends of the loop 10 so as to provide parallel portions 17 and .18 which serve as posts for supporting the loop 14 spaced above the loop 13. Legs 19 and 2O are Vsecured at their upper ends as at 21-to the side of the loop 14 and also are secured at 22 to a side of the loop 13. A post`23 likewise isV secured at its upper and lower ends to thesides of the loop 14 and 13 opposite the legs 19 and 20. A bar 24 is positioned longitudinally of the loop 13 at aboutits middle portion and secured thereto and this-bar has its outer ends extending out beyond the ends of the loop and preferably slightly bent around toward therfrontof the stand as shown at 25. A bar 26 is-secured tothe sides of the legs 19 and 2O to brace them and to 5 serve as a support for a triangular bracket 27. The bracket 27 has its ends looped around the bar 26 at 28 to provide a hinged connection and the opposite end or vertex of the triangle consists of a loop 29 through which 5o the back leg 30 passes,' the upper end of this ieg being hinged tothe beekeiae-efu1e-1eep 13 at 31. p A cross bar y32serves'in connection with the bar v26 to support a depending U-shaped bracket 33kwhi'chl is seeuredtat its.

ends'to the bars 32 and 26 respectively. The bracket; 33 isV adapted tosupport la flower pot 34 as shown in upon the bracket.`

` i Inop'eration flower containers 35 are posiL tioned within. the' loop 14andrest upon the rod 24. Additional containers 36 are posi- Figure 2v, the potresting tioned outside of the loops 13 and 14 and rest upon the ends 25 ofthe bars V24. In order' to hold thel outside containers in position they f e Y yare secured as at 37 adjacent theiry tops to one of thee'insidepots 35. Y The'containers may be secured in any mannerl Vas by rivets, as shown orthey maybe'detachably'secured together by slipping c lips over the edges -of l adjacent pots. VThe containers 34land 35 may be of any suitable construction: and of any appropriate material adapted'for the n purpose. Y.

While the-invention has ybeen described as Y useful for supporting containers-fin cut `iowers obviously it is'nlot linlitedto lthis use. l It may be adapted *foruselas a support forV pots containinggrowing plants and flowers or any other purposes ffror,I which it maybe fsb ,e f When use.thejstanolrmayfbesetupright .or made yto .lean backf against a support.-

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When positioned ont of doorsthe'legs maybe stuck in the ground to firmlysupport the y cemetery.` In order `to-exl'iibitl the flowers stand 'alslwhen used 'as a flower stand ina better it may bedesired totilt the pot-34 lforward' to vincline the flowers therein toward e the fronte This may-' be'done byswinging the rear end of the kbracket 27 upwardly.` l

This moves' thev yhinged leg 30- inwardly. When'stuck in the ground this leg will holdl the Abracket 27 vin'its adjusted angular Vposition. By folding bracket 2 7 toward'legs 19 and 20 leg 30y will come -close to the same plane .as legs 19 and 2O and thlis prozide'v fora substantially'flatk package .for shipping or storing purposes.

1e ein be Obvious. to thse .skillee'ieete i o art that variouschanges'may be made'in my l Ven 'device without departing from thespirit of the invention and therefore I do not limit myself to what is shown in the drawing and described in the specification but only as indicated by the appended claims.

Having thus fully described my said invention, what Iclaim as new and desire to secure :by Letters :P atent,is:- Y Y l. A flower display stand Comprising a pair of loops havingl a pair of legs secured thereto, a loop secured to saidfirst-nained loops to hold them in spaced apart position,

said loop serving as a handle for the stand,

a third leg hinged to the lowermost of said loops, a bracket slidahly securing the leg but Spacing it apartfromthe pair. of legsf, ,sub stantiallyasset forthf f 2."A flower display stand ,comprising a pair of loops havingfalpair of 'legs secured thereto, `a `'loop-secured'tofsaid first named .loops to 'hold theinin spaced apart position, `a .third leg-hinged tothe lowerrnost ofsaid loops, a'bracket slidably securing thefleg but f spacing it ,apart from thepair of legs, and a bar positioned in ,the lowerniostofsaid loops, said bar serving asa support .for flower containers', substantially as set forth.

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composed of a pluralityvof Wires secured together, said frame comprising a receptacle adapted to contain a plurality of flower containers, a pair of legs rigidly securedto said receptacle, a single leg hinged to said receptacle, a brace hinged to said pair of legs and thirty-one. 'j Y l THOMASL,

3. A flower display stand coinprising'a Y thereto, a loop securedrto said first `named v-.pair ofloops having apair of legssecur'ed loops to hold them in spaced apart position, u

a .third leg l'hinged to the lower'most lof said loops,a bracket slidablyl securing the leg but spacing i-t apart from the pairofflegs anda barfpositionedin the lowerznost of saidjljoops, said barservling las a Vsupport for flower containers, said 'bar having its Y ends extending beyond the said lower loop, said en ds serving to supportadditional flower centamer-s,sub-Y Stantially 'as set forth.

4. l-A iflow-er display lstand havinga framei likereceptacle at'itsupper'end for flower containers `co'i'nposed of la pair of loops `spaced japartandfhavi-nga bar. positioned,acrossjth lowermos't loop, said bar serving t'ovsupport ,flower pots, a 7pair o f legs 'rigidly secured to said loops, .an addtionalfleg hinged ,to one of said loops, .a vbracket hinged 110 .saidfpa'ir of legsand slida'ble `on said hingedlegr-said bracket having .a depending loop adapted to"rec eive and support `4flower container,

substantially asset forth..VV l i p `5L A floral stand 4cornlprising a receptacle adapted to .contain flower containers, pair 'of legs .rigidly secured-fte said receptacle,a

' third'legfhingedly connedtedito said recepta- Yso cle, ra. bracket hinged tosaid pair of legs be.- vlow said ,receptacle and slidably attached to lsaid third lleg topermit adjustment of the bracket,said1eg anlbraket bengprov'ded Vwith-aflower container whichmay'he posji-i f p 'tiOl-wl'-thefewih et a desired angie 'by @a Slament of the bracket and third leg, Subsiantally 'as-,sep forth. l

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